(Don't remember where I got this, but if anyone can tell me I'll be glad to credit it...)
The Second Amendment does not grant any right. It states that the right (which already exists) shall not be infringed. The Declaration of Independence clearly articulates the source of unalienable rights as our Creator.
The Ninth Amendment, proposed along with the Second by a single act of Congress, states "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." In order to retain something, one must first have it. This wording makes very clear that these rights are not granted by having been mentioned in the Constitution.
This is important because the Left always tries to win the battle of definitions so we have to fight the rest of the war on their terms. Don't surrender to the idea that government grants a right. Government merely grants privileges and immunities, which it may then revoke at its whim.
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